"""The Painful Predicament of Sherlock Holmes"" written by William Gillette. In 1903 Charlie Chaplin began his career by playing Billy on stage in both the four-act play and Gillette's spoof. Billy has appeared in the films ""Sherlock Holmes"" (1922), ""Sherlock Holmes"" (1932) and ""The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"" (1939). In the episode of the TV series ""Sherlock"" entitled ""The Abominable Bride"", Billy makes an appearance played by Adam Greaves-Neal, who previously played an original character named Archie in ""The Sign of Three"" (though presumably Archie drew some inspiration from Billy). Inspector Bradstreet is a detective who appears in three short"
"company bound for an American tour, she came to the U.S. in her twenties, apparently making a few appearances on Broadway in small roles, but primarily touring in stock companies. With her mother and daughter (both also named Mary), she arrived in Los Angeles in the mid-1920s and began playing variations on the roles she would spend her career on. She became friends with John Ford while making ""Hangman's House"" in 1928 and made seven more films with him. In 1939, she took on her best-remembered role as Sherlock Holmes' landlady and played the role in ten films and numerous"
"Mary Gordon (actress) Mary Gordon (born Mary Gilmour, 16 May 1882 – 23 August 1963) was a Scottish actress, long in the United States, who mainly played housekeepers and mothers, most notably the landlady Mrs. Hudson in the Sherlock Holmes series of movies of the 1940s starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce. Her body of work included nearly 300 films between 1925 and 1950. Gordon was born on 16 May 1882 in Glasgow, Scotland, the fifth of seven children of Mary and Robert Gilmour, a wire weaver. She worked as a dressmaker before finding work on the stage. Joining a"
"Clive Merrison as Holmes and Michael Williams as Watson, and featuring Harriet Walter as Eugenia Ronder and Douglas Henshall as Leonardo. The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger ""The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger"" (1927), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as ""The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes"". Holmes is visited by Mrs. Merrilow, a landlady from South Brixton who has an unusual lodger who never shows her face. She saw it once accidentally and it was hideously mutilated. This woman, formerly very"
"Miss Sherlock Miss Sherlock (ミス・シャーロック) is a female-led adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes detective stories. The show is primarily set in Tokyo, Japan. It is a co-production between HBO Asia and Hulu Japan. Both the main characters, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson are played by women, Yuko Takeuchi and Shihori Kanjiya respectively and it is the first major series to cast a woman as Holmes. ""Miss Sherlock"" depicts ""consulting detective"" Sara ""Sherlock"" Shelly Futaba (Yūko Takeuchi) solving various mysteries in modern-day Tokyo. Sherlock is assisted by her flatmate, Dr. Wato Tachibana (Shihori Kanjiya), a doctor who"
"Moriarty's prisoner in a dilapidated house. After rescuing Irene, Holmes is confronted with a final plot twist in ""The Woman"" and ""Heroine"": Irene Adler is his nemesis, Jamie Moriarty (gender-swapped from her literary counterpart). Moriarty created the Irene identity to seduce Holmes, and subsequently faked her own death to distract him from possibly uncovering her criminal activities. Natalie Dormer played Adler/Moriarty in the final three episodes of the season. In the 2013 Russian drama ""Sherlock Holmes"", Irene Adler takes a major role in the series and is portrayed by Lyanka Gryu. In the 2014 Japanese puppetry television show, ""Sherlock Holmes"","
"furniture in it. She was not really willing to do it, especially after her lawyer, Mr. Sutro, told her that the legal agreement drawn up by this prospective buyer would forbid her to remove any possessions from the house when she moved out. As she is telling Holmes this story, he becomes aware that someone is eavesdropping on the conversation. He opens a door and drags in Susan, a wheezing maid. Holmes manages to establish that Susan communicated to Barney Stockdale the fact that her mistress was hiring Sherlock Holmes, and that precipitated Steve Dixie's visit. Holmes also finds out"
"The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger ""The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger"" (1927), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as ""The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes"". Holmes is visited by Mrs. Merrilow, a landlady from South Brixton who has an unusual lodger who never shows her face. She saw it once accidentally and it was hideously mutilated. This woman, formerly very quiet, has recently taken to cursing in the night, shouting ""Murder, murder!"" and ""You cruel beast! You monster!"" Also, her health"
"Watson as a fellow lodger. The two take lodgings at 221B Baker Street, London, an apartment at the upper (north) end of the street, up seventeen steps. Holmes worked as a detective for twenty-three years, with physician John Watson assisting him for seventeen. They were roommates before Watson's 1888 marriage and again after his wife's death. Their residence is maintained by their landlady, Mrs. Hudson. Most of the stories are frame narratives, written from Watson's point of view as summaries of the detective's most interesting cases. Holmes frequently calls Watson's writing sensational and populist, suggesting that it fails to accurately"
"Sherlock Holmes"" of ""Timeless"", Sarah Sokolovic portrays Grace. Mary Grace Quackenbos Mary Grace Quackenbos Humiston (née Winterton) (1871–1948) was the first female Special Assistant United States Attorney. She was a graduate of the Law School of New York University and was a leader in exposing peonage in the American South. She was also known for a short time as ""Mrs. Sherlock Holmes"", starting with her work solving the cold case of Ruth Cruger who disappeared in New York in 1917. Quackenbos Humiston was born Mary Grace Winterton. Her father was Adoniram Judson Winterton, a well-to-do merchant and prominent in the"
"but faces financial ruin because she approaches her job from a more humane angle, much to the dislike of her secretary, Ms Houston (Lila Kaye). Therefore, Jane is eventually forced to sell the English country estate of her ancestor, Dr. Watson. She visits the old house one last time, where a lawyer hands her an envelope with detailed instructions inside. Following those instructions, Jane finds a hidden basement containing a primitive cryogenic capsule with a man lying inside, whom she thaws. The man inside the capsule turns out to be her ancestor's friend and partner, the legendary Sherlock Holmes himself"
"A series of mystery novels written by Carole Nelson Douglas features Irene Adler as the protagonist and sleuth, chronicling her life shortly before (in the novel ""Good Night, Mr. Holmes"") and after her notable encounter with Sherlock Holmes and which feature Holmes as a supporting character. The series includes Godfrey Norton as Irene's supportive barrister husband; Penelope ""Nell"" Huxleigh, a vicar's daughter and former governess who is Irene's best friend and biographer; and Nell's love interest Quentin Stanhope. Historical characters such as Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker, Alva Vanderbilt and Consuelo Vanderbilt, and journalist Nellie Bly, among others, also make appearances."
"Sherlock. She is particularly kind to him and Watson for Holmes saves her when she is in a predicament in the first episode ""The First Adventure"" based on ""A Study in Scarlet"". In the episode 11 based on ""The Adventure of the Speckled Band"", she finds a big snake in the school. Mrs Hudson is the detective in the novels ""Mrs Hudson and the Spirits' Curse"" (2002), ""Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose"" (2005) and ""Mrs Hudson and the Lazarus Testament"" (2015), by Martin Davies, and in ""The House at Baker Street"" (2016) and ""The Women of Baker Street"" (2017),"
"engaged, and she has begun to hear strange noises and observe strange activities around Stoke Moran, the impoverished and heavily mortgaged estate where she and her stepfather live. Dr. Roylott also keeps strange company at the estate: He is best friends with a band of Gypsies on the property, and has a cheetah and a baboon as pets. For some time, he has been making modifications to the home. Before Helen's sister's death, he had modifications made inside the house, and is now having the outside wall repaired, forcing Helen to move into the room where her sister died. Holmes"
"Rosalie Williams Rosalie Williams (12 June 1919 in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire – 11 December 2009 in Manchester) was an actress best known for her appearance as Mrs Hudson in ""The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"" TV series produced by Granada Television from 1984 until 1994 alongside Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Edward Hardwicke, and Colin Jeavons. Rosalie Williams also appeared as Mrs Lacey in ""Coronation Street"", an award-winning British soap opera (20 March 1978), and as Mary in 10 episodes of ""Flambards"" (1979). Her husband, actor David Scase, died in 2003. Their son, Rory, was also in the theatre business. Williams"
"a daily pension of 11 shillings and 6 pence for nine months. In 1881, Watson is introduced by his friend Stamford to Sherlock Holmes, who is looking for someone to share rent at a flat in 221B Baker Street. Concluding that they are compatible, they subsequently move into the flat. When Watson notices multiple eccentric guests frequenting the flat, Holmes reveals that he is a ""consulting detective"" and that the guests are his clients. Watson witnesses Holmes's skills of deduction on their first case together, concerning a series of murders related to Mormon intrigue. When the case is solved, Watson"
"Sherlock Holmes, lived in a house called Grayswood Beeches in the latter half of 1896. At the beginning of 1897 he moved to nearby Hindhead. Neil Drysdale, US-based thoroughbred horse trainer, was born in Haslemere in 1947. Cyril Edward Gourley VC MM (1893-1982) lived in Grayswood from 1952 until his death. Axel Haig (1835–1921), architect and illustrator of the Victorian Gothic Revival, lived and worked in Haslemere from the 1890s until his death. He had a house built for himself, Grayshurst, and designed All Saints' parish church, Grayswood. Margaret Massey Hutchinson (1904-1997), teacher, naturalist and author, granddaughter of Sir Jonathan,"
"Christmas Eve, Sherlock learns via text that Adler has sent him her phone, which requires an unknown password, and realises she will be found dead; her mutilated body is later found and identified. A week later, on New Year's Eve, an intermediary contacts John and takes him to Battersea Power Station. John is surprised to find Adler, who faked her death to shake off her pursuers. Sherlock, having followed John, learns of Adler's survival. Sherlock returns home to find Neilson's team holding his landlady Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs) hostage. Sherlock saves her and throws Neilson out a window in revenge."
"truckdriver's living...When I started in 1934 I got $20 a week for working in 30 shows."" During the years 1947-48, Holmes appeared in the adaptation of Sherlock Holmes starring John Stanley as Dr. Watson, but was credited as ""George Spelvin"" to avoid confusion between his actual surname and the surname of the show's protagonist. Over the years, Holmes acted in more than 40 radio dramas, 50 TV episodes, and 10 movies. On June 20, 1938, Holmes married actress Lois E Jesson in Manhattan, New York. Following his divorce from Jesson, Holmes married actress Adrienne Marden in Santa Monica, California on"
"giving them money to spend and the addresses of both himself and Irene Adler, the king leaves. Holmes goes to Briony Lodge, Irene Adler's residence in London, in the disguise of an out-of-work groom and manages to find employment there. Later at their residence on Baker Street, while removing his disguise, Holmes tells Dr. Watson that he was able to find out from the locals about her daily schedule and that she has only one regular visitor, a lawyer of the name Godfrey Norton of the Inner Temple. The scene cuts to show an earlier time that day when Holmes"
"development as of 2014. The 2016 book ""The Murder of Mary Russell"" by Laurie R. King is based on the premise that ""Gloria Scott""'s Hudson is none other than the father of Holmes' landlady Mrs. Hudson. The Adventure of the Gloria Scott ""The Adventure of the ""Gloria Scott"""", one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as ""The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes"". It is chronologically the earliest case in Sherlock Holmes canon. This story is related mainly by Holmes rather than Watson, and"
"refilmed, this time directed by Paul McGuigan. The British Board of Film Classification has rated the pilot as a 12 certificate (not suitable for children under 12) for video and online exhibition, and it is included as an additional feature on the DVD released on 30 August 2010. John Watson (Martin Freeman), an Army doctor injured in Afghanistan, meets Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) who is looking for a flatmate to share a flat at 221B Baker Street, owned by landlady Mrs. Hudson (Una Stubbs). The police, led by Detective Inspector Lestrade (Rupert Graves), have been baffled by a strange series"
"Irene Adler Irene Adler is a fictional character in the Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. She was featured in the short story ""A Scandal in Bohemia"", published in July 1891. She is one of the most notable female characters in the Sherlock Holmes series, despite appearing in only one story. In derivative works, she is frequently used as a romantic interest for Holmes, a departure from Doyle's novels where he only admired her for her wit and cunning. According to ""A Scandal in Bohemia"", Adler was born in New Jersey in 1858. She followed a career"
"has the following credits to her name: Rosalie Williams Rosalie Williams (12 June 1919 in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire – 11 December 2009 in Manchester) was an actress best known for her appearance as Mrs Hudson in ""The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"" TV series produced by Granada Television from 1984 until 1994 alongside Jeremy Brett, David Burke, Edward Hardwicke, and Colin Jeavons. Rosalie Williams also appeared as Mrs Lacey in ""Coronation Street"", an award-winning British soap opera (20 March 1978), and as Mary in 10 episodes of ""Flambards"" (1979). Her husband, actor David Scase, died in 2003. Their son, Rory,"
"pastiche of Holmes; the first book about Solar Pons was titled ""In Re: Sherlock Holmes"". Like Holmes, Solar Pons has prodigious powers of observation and deduction, and can astound his companions by telling them minute details about people he has only just met, details that he proves to have deduced in seconds of observation. Where Holmes's stories are narrated by his companion Dr. Watson, the Pons stories are narrated by Dr. Lyndon Parker; in the Pons stories, he and Parker share lodgings not at 221B Baker Street but at 7B Praed Street, where their landlady is not Mrs. Hudson but"
"A Case of Identity ""A Case of Identity"" is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and is the third story in ""The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"". The story revolves around the case of Miss Mary Sutherland, a woman with a substantial income from the interest on a fund set up for her. She is engaged to a quiet Londoner who has recently disappeared. Sherlock Holmes' detective powers are barely challenged as this turns out to be quite an elementary case for him, much as it puzzles Watson. The fiancé, Mr. Hosmer Angel,"
"this was his best Holmes story. Doyle wrote and produced a play based on the story. It premiered at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 4 June 1910, with H. A. Saintsbury as Sherlock Holmes and Lyn Harding as Dr. Grimesby Roylott. The play, originally called ""The Stonor Case"", differs from the story in several details, such as the names of some of the characters. Shy Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson rise unusually early one night to meet a young woman named Helen Stoner. Helen fears that her life is being threatened by her step-father, Roylott, a doctor who practiced in"
"Mr. Holmes Mr. Holmes is a 2015 mystery film directed by Bill Condon, based on Mitch Cullin's 2005 novel ""A Slight Trick of the Mind"", and featuring the character Sherlock Holmes. The film stars Ian McKellen as Sherlock Holmes, Laura Linney as his housekeeper Mrs. Munro and Milo Parker as her son Roger. Set primarily during his retirement in Sussex, the film follows a 93-year-old Holmes who struggles to recall the details of his final case because his mind is slowly deteriorating. Principal photography began on 5 July 2014, in London. The film was screened out of competition at the"
"The Sherlock Holmes The Sherlock Holmes is a Victorian era themed public house in Northumberland Street near Charing Cross railway station and Trafalgar Square which contains a large collection of memorabilia related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. The original collection was put together for display in Baker Street in London during the Festival of Britain in 1951. ""The Sherlock Holmes"" was originally a small hotel, known briefly in the 1880s as the Northumberland Hotel, and later as the Northumberland Arms, under the latter name appearing in the 1892 Sherlock Holmes story ""The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor"". The Turkish"
"Wales, with intimate letters as proof. She and Oscar Wilde employ Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to investigate the matter. When first married (1874), Edward and Lillie Langtry had a property called Cliffe Lodge in Southampton. Judge Roy Bean named the saloon ""The Jersey Lilly"", which also served as the judge's courthouse, for her, in Langtry, Texas (named after the unrelated engineer George Langtry). Langtry lived at 21 Pont Street, London from 1890 to 1897, and had with her eight servants in 1891. Although from 1895 the building was operated as the Cadogan Hotel, she would stay in her former"
"The Adventure of the Retired Colourman ""The Adventure of the Retired Colourman"" (1926), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 12 stories in the cycle collected as ""The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes"". Sherlock Holmes is hired by a retired art supply dealer from Lewisham, Josiah Amberley, to look into his wife’s disappearance. She has left with a neighbour, Dr. Ray Ernest, taking a sizeable quantity of cash and securities. Amberley wants the two tracked down. Holmes is too busy with another case at the moment; so he sends"
"lives in London with her husband, Henry Wickham (whom she met in Oxford), who was previously headmaster of Lockers Park boys preparatory school and now manages her business affairs. They were married in 1991 and have four sons and a daughter. The ""Shopaholic"" series Sophie Kinsella Madeleine Sophie Wickham (née Townley; born 12 December 1969), also known under the pen name Sophie Kinsella, is an English author of chick lit. The first two novels in her best-selling Shopaholic series, ""The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic"" and ""Shopaholic Abroad"", were adapted into the film ""Confessions of a Shopaholic"" (2009). Her books"
"Holmes with a housekeeper and intelligent ally. A transgender Ms. Hudson appears in the 19th episode of the US series ""Elementary"" as an expert in Ancient Greek who essentially makes a living as a kept woman and muse for various wealthy men; Holmes allows her to stay in the apartment after a break-up, and she subsequently agrees to clean for them once a week as a source of income and to prevent Holmes from having to do it himself. In ""Sherlock Holmes' War of the Worlds"" it is suggested that Holmes and Mrs. Hudson had a long-lasting love relationship, obvious"